10 Spine-Tingling UFC Homecomings

You know the feeling: You spend a certain amount of time away from the place you've grown up in and achieve things you never knew were imaginable, only to arrive back home and be greeted warmly by the people you had to leave behind in order to do so.

Now just imagine that feeling multiplied by thousands and you'd be a little bit closer to the sensation that must overwhelm a UFC fighter when Dana White's MMA circus rolls into their hometown.

There's a cheer, then there's a homecoming earthquake and only a select few stars ever get the chance to experience the euphoric feeling of performing in front of a sold out arena in their home town, state or country. Even less manage to gain a victory in front of a capacity home crowd and if that does happen to be the case, be sure to bring some cotton buds for your ears or else you're probably about to be irreparably deafened.

It's a sight to behold when these rare occasions are dreamt up into reality and they are definitely worth reliving if given the chance...like now for example!

It's probably wise to kick off this list with a guy who didn't bring much to the world of MMA other than this awe inspiring walkout to the Octagon.

CM Punk was many things.

A talented pro wrestler, incredible talker and he possessed a care-free attitude which instantly made him a crowd favourite both in WWE and UFC. However, despite all these attributes, a well-rounded MMA fighter he definitely was not.

Punk came into his hometown event at UFC 225 off the back of a crushing defeat at the hands of Mickey Gall and many of his fellow fighters were wondering just why he'd been given another chance to 'steal a spot' away from someone who could actually, you know, fight.

The answer was simple, Punk's next fight would be happening in Chicago and Dana White knew that he could pack out an arena in that city with the promise of The Voice of the Voiceless being on-hand to entertain the rampant Chicago faithful.

If the reaction to his triumphant walkout to Living Colour's Cult of Personality was anything to go by, Punk could have sold out this homecoming venue five-times over.

Sadly, that didn't aid his quest for UFC victory and he would end the night losing via unanimous decision to a smarmy Mike Jackson - thus ending his UFC career with a record of 0-2.